Powell Released by Bandits Complicated by Politics
J B Powell American publisher of Shanghai freed on parole to attend a conference for captives release. State Department notes Chinese bandit hostage crisis now complicated by Chinese politics. Minister Schuman warns hostile factions may use the outrage for political gain as talks drag on and risks to captives grow.
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Associated Pres
Shanghai
China
J. B. Powell
Washington, D. C
Schurman
Peking
State Department
Bonds For Iowa Soldier Bonus Reprinted, Signed In Batches
Iowa moves closer to selling 32 million in soldier bonus bonds as State Printer Robert Henderson orders reprinting in the same design. Interest rate blank, to be filled on sale morning, not to exceed five percent. Governor Kendall, Secretary of State Ramsey, and State Treasurer Burbank will travel to Chicago to sign, possibly by machine, twenty at a time over two days, versus thirty days for prior issue.
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Aeanerate? Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Henderson
Kendall
Ramsey
W. J. Burbank
Chicago
Leeper Asks For Directed Verdict in Vater Wertz Murder
In Iowa City May 24 the defense in Robert Leeper murder case asked for a directed verdict arguing evidence is circumstantial. They seek to exclude state evidence and contend Wertz was shot in self defense or defense of others. The defense also claimed Mina Wertz shot Wertz in defense of her daughter and herself.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Laws
Robert Leeper
Inlaw
Roy Wertz
Ralph PP. Howell
Leeper
Wertz
General Conner to Head Commission in China
Brigradier General W. W D. Conner, commander of American troops at Tientsin, will head the international commission to Tsaochwang to investigate the bandit situation. The action was announced in Peking on May 24 by The Associated Press.
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General Conner
U. S. Army
China
Associated Press
Peking
W. W D. Conner
Tentsin
International Commission
Tsaochwang
New Women in Ancient Athens Spark Satirical Play
In ancient Grecian cities women owned real estate voted and held office. Athens banished the new woman by satire in a play lampooning her bid to govern the city.
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Athens
Chinese troops advance on bandits near Suchow
Shanghai May 24 Chinese government troops moved again against Suchow bandits aiming to break up their community and resolve issues surrounding the kidnapping of foreigners on the Shanghai Peking Express on May 6.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Peking Express
Two Women Named Candidates for Iowa Club Presidency
Waterloo Iowa May 24 Mrs Henry Taylor of Bloomfield first vice president and Mrs Galen E Tilden of Ames chairman of the program committee today are announced as candidates for the presidency of the Iowa federation of women's clubs in the nominating committee report following informal balloting Other nominations include Mrs N L Dey of Iowa City for treasurer
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Waterloo
Iowa
Henry Taylor
Bloomfield
Galene Tilden
Ames
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
N. L. Dey
Iowa City
Award to Mrs Stillman sustained by Supreme Court
The appellate division of the Supreme Court upheld a ruling awarding Mrs Anne A Stillman alimony of 7600 dollars per month and 15000 dollars in counsel fees. The awards were originally set by Justice Morschauser last February in New York.
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Mrs. Stillman
Supreme Court
Associated Press
New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court Today
Anne A. Stillman
Morschauser
Coast Guard Vessel Captures 3 Rum Runners Off Coast
Highlands New Jersey May 24 The coast guard Seminole patrolling Rum Row off the Jersey coast within the three mile limit seized three rum runners. She sailed from port with the prizes, which appeared to be heavily loaded.
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Coast Guard
Associated Press
Highlands
N. J
Coast Guard Seminole
Jersey
Riots in German towns leave casualties as clashes erupt
In Gelsenkirchen striking workers said to be communists fought police with heavy casualties on both sides amid a cost of living protest. Five killed and six wounded reported in Essen during the occupation of police HQ by communists. French troops were ordered but not to interfere unless clashes occurred.
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Wresn
Berlin
Ger
Gelsenkirchen
Essen
Governor Kendall Cancels Memorial Day Address
Des Moines May 24 Governor Kendall cancels plans to deliver a Memorial Day address at Grant's Tomb in New York due to illness. He is recovering from a nervous breakdown and doctors advise against the eastward trip.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Kendall
Grant
New York
Deputy Sheriffs In Lloyd County Released on Bond
In Mason City Iowa May 24 Verne Cutler and Ralph Johnson Floyd county deputy sheriffs accused of murdering Melvin Stoeckler of Charles City are free today on bonds of ten thousand dollars each obtained through Sheriff Verne Cutler father of one of the men Sheriff Cutler refused to disclose the deputies whereabouts
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Associated Press
Mason City
Verne Cutler
Ralph Johnson
Floyd County
Melvin Stoeckler
Charles City
Cutler
Burlington Road Increases Wages of Many Employes
CHICAGO May 84 The Burlington railroad notified the railroad labor board that it has an agreement with its maintenance of way employes affecting ten thousand men. Foremen receive raises from four to ten dollars a month and other employees gain one cent an hour.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Railroad Labor Board Today
America’s Honey Supply Crisis Cited in Output Estimate
The United States honey crop is estimated at about 250 million pounds. Beekeepers, researchers, and agricultural agencies discuss factors influencing yield, including drought, pollination patterns, and market demand across major producing states.
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America
The
United States
Landmark of achievement by Viscount Leverhulme
The quote emphasizes that true worth lies in serving others through daily routine work, while material rewards are empty. It frames success as meaningful only when aimed at the common good, contrasting with hollow, desert-mirage gains.
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Jay
Viscount Leverhulme
Premier Poincare Resigns As France Leader Today
The report notes Premier Poincare plans to resign this afternoon in Paris. In Washington, President Harding urged renewed dedication to the Constitution during the opening session of the National American Council, stressing democracy and national purpose as central to postwar unity. He cited the preamble as the statement of national aspirations and warned democracy is on trial.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
National American Council
Adams names new chairman for Ways and Means
C H Huston of Chattanooga Tennessee former assistant secretary of commerce was named chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the Republican National Committee by national chairman John T Adams. Adams predicted Harding's renomination and reelection. Huston succeeds Col William B Thompson, who chaired the committee in 1920.
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Associated Press
Chicago
C. H., Huston
Tanooga
Tenn
Department of Commerce
Ways and
Republican National Committee
John T. Adams
Fred Upham
Adams
Harding
Huston
Ceeds
William B. Thompson
Ways and Means Committee
Denies Receiver for Colony of the House of David in Michigan
In St Joseph Michigan on May 24 Judge GB White of Berlin County district court refused to accept a petition seeking immediate receivership of the House of David colony at Benton Harbor The petition by attorney J W Dobbins of Chicago named H S Grey and Peter Sheerer of Benton Harbor as receivers
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Associated Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
GB. White
Berlin County
Eircenit
Benton Harbor
J. W. Dobbins
Chicago
H. S. Grey
Peter Sheerer
British Proposal to Color Highways with Cheap Spray
In England the proposal grows that public highways be tinted by a cheap chemical spray to reduce eye fatigue for motorists. The idea aims to make long drives less tiring by improving road visibility and comfort for drivers.
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England
Lee County Legislator Ill After Nervous Breakdown
Fort Madison May 24 co W Potts legislator from Lee county and advocate of labor legislation in recent Iowa assemblies suffered a nervous breakdown and was taken to a local hospital yesterday. His condition is said to be serious.
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Associated Press
Fort Madison
W. Potts
Lee County
Iowa
Five Die in Head-on Crash Near Cisco
Five persons were killed in a head-on crash this morning at around four o'clock between two Texas & Pacific passenger trains near Cisco, Texas. One train was on a siding when the other reportedly collided after a switch, allegedly tampered with, was passed.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texas & Pacific
Cisco
Making a Better Nation Through Democratic Unity
The piece argues that sustaining democratic institutions requires miniature, self supporting units and strong bonds of shared purpose. It recalls wartime unity and urges daily conduct aligned with constitutional aims, stressing federal state and municipal duties and personal citizen responsibility to train better people for a peaceful world.
Place Women On Church Committees In South Presbyterian Church
MONTREAT, N C May 24 Last minute efforts to delay the placing of women on the executive committee of South Presbyterian churches were lost today when just before final adjournment the general assembly ordered that women not to exceed three be added immediately to each committee.
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Montreat
N. C
South Presbyterian Churches
General Assembly
Bridge Fire Halts Traffic At Fort Madison
Fire destroyed about two hundred feet of the Santa Fe bridge over the Mississippi at Fort Madison Iowa forcing suspension of wagon and rail traffic. The steel main span remained intact. Eighty Santa Fe workers hope to restore traffic by next Wednesday. The value of the loss not yet set.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Illinois Appr
Santa Fe
Fort Madison
Atchison, Topeka
Burlington
Owly
Big Bridge
Strength That Counts in Use of Power
A brief reflection argues that men often lack the will to apply strength, not strength itself. It stresses the need for decisive intent and knowledge to direct power toward profitable outcomes.
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